translocate

[trans-loh-keyt, tranz-]

verb (used with object), trans·lo·cat·ed, trans·lo·cat·ing.

to move or transfer from one place to another; cause to change location; displace; dislocate.

Origin of translocate

First recorded in 1825–35; trans- + locate

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British Dictionary definitions for translocate

translocate

verb

(tr) to move; displace

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Medicine definitions for translocate

translocate

[trăns-lō′kāt′, trănz-]

v.

To change from one place or one position to another; to displace.

To transfer a chromosomal segment to a new position; to cause to undergo translocation.